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Global experiences in the summer

2019-09-17

How did you spend your summer vacation? Did you plant mangroves in Thailand? Or maybe you worked in the world renown labs of ULCA? Regardless of how your holidays went, planting mangroves and lab work in UCLA were some of the activities students of Zhejiang University carried out during the 2019 summer vacation.

Having been awarded the International Strategy of the Year by Times Higher Education, Zhejiang University continues to break boundaries and lead in the quality and the quantity of opportunities provided to students. During the summer vacation, students from the University had plenty of opportunity to hone their skills and broaden their horizons. The short summary below highlights some of the most exciting summer programs that ZJU students participated in.


ZHIYUAN Global Practice Program

Coordinated by the Graduate School of Zhejiang University, the ZHIYUAN Global Practice Program provides ZJU students with the opportunity to develop cross cultural communication skills through overseas programs. This summer, a total of 56 graduate students took part in the program. They travelled to seven countries in the Belt and Road region and had the opportunity to share their experiences of China while learning from the local language and culture.

Sino-Swiss Workshop for Sustainable Architecture

During this two-part workshop, participants exchanged ideas on innovative solutions to current day architectural problems and dealt with a wide range of issues. Amongst these hard-pressed issues were the cultural and geographical considerations that modern day architects tackled when designing buildings of the future. With sustainable architecture as the over arching theme, students came up with some interesting ideas that may very well be the next architectural icon.

For more information about ZJU’s International Programs, visit http://iczu.zju.edu.cn/english/. 

Learn more about global opportunities available to ZJU students, faculty and staff: http://www.zju.edu.cn/english/global/list.htm.


Edited by: Ian Chew